The Swedish Nobel Prize winner Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) published her famous novel in 1907 initially as a reading book for school lessons to introduce children to the geography of Sweden. However, the story of the little peasant boy Nils, who is taken by the geese on their journey to their nesting grounds in Lapland, crossing all of Sweden along the way, is much more than a fancifully prepared school subject. In fact, the author, similar to her adult-targeted novel "Gösta Berling," creates a unique epic panorama of the entire Swedish culture and way of life from realistic, historical, and fabulously fantastic elements. Complete edition in one volume.